American Meatballs in Marinara

Ingredients

• 500g beef mince
• 250g pork mince
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 100ml milk
• 1 egg
• 60g parmesan
• 3 garlic cloves
• Handful parsley
• Salt and pepper
• For sauce: 2 cans chopped tomatoes, 1 onion, 4 garlic cloves, 1 tsp oregano, basil, olive oil

Instructions

1. Soak the breadcrumbs in the milk for 5 minutes.
2. Mix with the meats, egg, parmesan, garlic, parsley and seasoning.
3. Shape into large balls.
4. Brown in oil all over; set aside.
5. For the sauce, soften the onion and garlic, add the tomatoes and oregano; simmer 15 minutes.
6. Return the meatballs and simmer 25 minutes.
7. Tear in basil before serving.

Serving suggestions

• Pile over spaghetti with parmesan.

Storage & reheating

Keeps 4 days; freezes well.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

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